A team of scientists is studying weather patterns across the United States. The team compares weekly data collected from different rain gauges. The table shows the data.  

Location Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Seattle, Washington 0.04 0.12 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.04
Portland, Maine 0.08 0.11 0.10 0.19 0.09 0.14
Orlando, Florida 0.02 0.05 0.14 0.28 0.21 0.23
San Antonio, Texas 0.02 0.12 0.11 0.18 0.01 0.01
Which weather condition is the team most likely studying?

(1 point)
Responses

humidity
humidity

temperature
temperature

wind speed
wind speed

precipitation

1 answer

The team is most likely studying precipitation, as the data collected from the rain gauges represents the amount of rain (in inches) measured over several weeks in different locations.